Is chlamydomonas a protist or an alga?
Is chlamydomonas a protist or an alga?
Chlamydomonas is a member of protista..
In earlier classification schemes it was placed under Plantae in subcategory algae along with chlorella and the sole reason for it would be the presence of a cell wall in both.
But in the latest schemes of classification as of Whittaker which hosted other features apart from gross morphology like cell structure and mainly phylogeny… from which Chlamydomonas and chlorella were placed in a kingdom especially meant for unicellular eukaryotes Protista.
But still, for convenience, we study it under algae.
So is the case with yeast though it is a member of Protista but we study it under fungi.
And if you are worrying that if a question asking for the kingdom of Chlamydomonas comes having both the option… pls done
Chlamydomonas is a member of protista..
In earlier classification schemes it was placed under Plantae in subcategory algae along with chlorella and the sole reason for it would be the presence of a cell wall in both.
But in the latest schemes of classification as of Whittaker which hosted other features apart from gross morphology like cell structure and mainly phylogeny… from which Chlamydomonas and chlorella were placed in a kingdom especially meant for unicellular eukaryotes Protista.
But still, for convenience, we study it under algae.
So is the case with yeast though it is a member of Protista but we study it under fungi.
And if you are worrying that if a question asking for the kingdom of Chlamydomonas comes having both the option… pls done
